Miguel Stanley, DDS, was born in 1973, Durban, South Africa where he received his primary education. Later on, he moved with is family to Lisbon, Portugal where he complete his studies having attended both English and Portuguese schools. He graduated from the ISCSEM (Instituto Superior Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz) in Lisbon in 1998.

After having completed his degree, he went on to work in an international clinic in the Algarve , south of Portugal, famous for its international community, where he had access to a wide array of patients from all over Europe, becoming very familiar with prosthodontic work from many nations.

In order to improve his knowledge in the field of fixed oral rehabilitation and implant therapy he assisted several implant courses and completed his implant training at the Branemark Centre CEOSA in Madrid, Spain, between 2000/2001. At the same time setting up his private practice in the heart of Lisbon, where he practices exclusively.

In order to understand better concepts of Aesthetics, he attended the aesthetic course at CEOSA, in Madrid, Spain throughout the year of 2002.

He as attended most major lectures and symposiums around the world over the last years that have pushed him forward as both a clinician, and as a restorative dentist. In 2005 he attended The Ultimate Occlusion Programme – Advanced Education in Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry Hornbrook Group in Chicago.

Dr. Stanley is constantly looking for new things to implement in his growing team, at his clinic in Lapa, Lisbon where he practices exclusively in Aesthetic Oral Rehabilitation. He created a concept of treatment planning he likes to call, “No Half Smiles”, where complete care dentistry is performed by him and his team. He has created over the last 5 years a number of trends in Portugal, such as the Dental Spa Clinic, WH!TE, a free dental education programme for children, and an image consultancy company eLLora, to further deliver complete care to his patients.

He has lectured and given courses over the years for several implant companies. He writes articles for Dentistry Magazine, and monthly reviews for the general public regarding dentistry.

Since 2001, he has the only site on the Portuguese internet aimed at answering questions and promoting oral care to over 800 000 users a month, on Portugal’s leading Portal SAPO.

He is a guest on several TV programmes to help promote the publics understanding of dentistry, and was the executive producer and main dentist on a hit TV programme “Dr. Preciso de Ajuda”, that had over a million viewers weekly in its first season. It ran for 3 seasons and changed the way the Portuguese see advanced dentistry. Over the past 5 years, he has given several lectures at different professional and scientific congresses/courses and universities both in the Portugal and throughout the world.

His other passions are music and travel.